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A12923 The triall of the supremacy wherein is set fourth ye unitie of christes church milita[n]t geue[n] to S. Peter and his successoures by Christe and that there ought to be one head bishop in earth Christes vicar generall ouer all hys churche militant: wyth answeres to the blasphemous obiections made agaynste the same in the late miserable yeres now paste. Standish, John, 1507?-1570. 1556 (1556) STC 23211; ESTC S100970 78,260 315

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twice_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v pasce_fw-la fede_fw-it but_o after_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v both_o rege_fw-la et_fw-la pasce_fw-la rule_n or_o govern_v and_o feed_v 2._o and_o so_o in_o the_o ps_n god_n bid_v rule_v they_o which_o it_o a_o irne_n rod_n 20._o and_o in_o y_z e_z act_n paul_n will_v they_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o they_o self_n and_o ●o_o all_o the_o flock_n among_o who_o y_o e_z holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o bishop_n to_o rule_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o god_n 5._o also_o in_o peter_n epistle_n rule_v you_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n though_o it_o be_v feed_v in_o the_o damnable_a translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o now_o to_o conclude_v seinge_v everye_o man_n know_v that_o to_o rule_v or_o govern_v be_v thoffice_n of_o superior_n head_n and_o ruler_n we_o may_v well_o and_o truelye_o answer_v that_o to_o peter_n and_o to_o all_o his_o successor_n be_v give_v 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